Guixian Shidao

Chapter 3
In the south of Jizhou, outside a wing room of the Chu family, a second-class aristocratic family, a middle-aged man wearing a golden crown and a gilded robe anxiously walked back and forth outside the door.The expression on his face was both worried and excited, frowning but grinning.

If this scene was seen by outsiders, they would be extremely surprised. How could the second master of the Chu family, who has always boasted of being suave and calm, have such an expression? Could it be that something serious happened to the Chu family.

At the same time, the sound of a woman screaming for pain came from the wing room.Every time Master Chu called out, he became more nervous.

After a long time, the groans finally stopped, replaced by the sound of "croaking" baby falling to the ground.

Second Master Chu was shocked, his eyes were dull for a moment and then immediately replaced by ecstasy.At this time, a middle-aged woman ran over excitedly: "Congratulations to the second master, the lady gave birth to a young master, you should go and see it."

"Good, good, good!" Second Master Chu applauded several times, and strode into the wing room.

The Chu family's wing room is not as resplendent as outsiders imagined, but full of a strong scholarly atmosphere.

"Ma'am, thank you for your hard work." Second Master Chu glanced at his wife's pale but happy face with distress, then took the newborn baby from the servant's hand, held it up high, and laughed loudly: "Yes, really That's right, he is indeed my son of Chu Yunxiang, he can do great things at first glance, haha..."

Mrs. Chu rolled her eyes, and quickly stopped her and said, "Okay, don't be smug, and give your son a name."

"Yes, yes, the name is important. Let me think about it. What should I call it? No, I must think of a shocking name that can match my son's name. Well, my son is so lively, so I just call it Chu Sheng, lady, do you think..."

Before she finished speaking, Madam Chu's face turned black, she picked up the cushion beside her and threw it over, shouting: "You idiot, you are a beast, you are a waste of money because you call yourself a wit One."

"Um, mistake, mistake, don't be angry, lady, let me think about it again." Chu Yunxiang said with a sneer.

"Haha, what made our second wife of the Chu family so angry, Xiao Wen, tell me, did this bastard make you angry again?" A hearty voice came, the real master of the Chu family, Ling Ling The Patriarch of the Chu Family "Chu Tiankui", who was at the peak of his cultivation in the later period of Hou, arrived, accompanied by another elegant and luxurious middle-aged woman, who was the Patriarch's wife.

"My lord, my lord" The husband and wife didn't bother to fight anymore, and hurried forward to salute.

"Xiaowen, you just gave birth and your body is still weak, so don't be too polite." The old lady quickly helped her up.

"Father, mother, you came at a good time. We are discussing to name this child. Why don't you and your elders give him a name?" Chu Yunxiang said.

Chu Tiankui pondered for a moment, and then said leisurely: "We are monks, walking the road against the sky, and those with great perseverance must be able to attain the Tao. I think it is better to call him Chu Yi."

Suddenly there was a commotion outside the wing room, and a voice like a bell came in: "Chu Yi, what a name, it seems that I came back at just the right time, and there is a happy event at home." Immediately afterwards, a man in armor with a sword on his waist , a burly man with steel boots walked in.

Hearing this voice, everyone in the room was shocked, and the old lady's eyes turned red.As soon as this person entered the room, Chu Yunxiang rushed up and hugged him.

After a long time, Chu Yunxiang let go, and asked excitedly: "Brother, why are you back? Aren't you serving in the imperial army? I heard that those who have served in the army for less than 50 years are not allowed to return home, and those who violate it will be dealt with by military law. "

"Don't worry, the direct disciples sent by various families to serve in the imperial army have basically returned to their hometowns. The current situation is very chaotic, and even various factions have appeared in the imperial army. Now the situation is still unclear, so stay in the army You will be implicated instead." Chu Yunxiang's elder brother Chu Yunfei said with a smile.

Chu Tiankui looked at his eldest son with relief in his eyes, and said: "I had the same intention at first, and I was about to send a message to you, but unexpectedly, you have already seen the opportunity and came back first. Well, decades of military career, my son Already on my own.”

"That's right, I don't want to see whose elder brother it is." Chu Yunxiang interrupted, and seeing Chu Tiankui's face darken, he immediately added, "I don't want to see whose son it is."

Chu Tiankui immediately turned from cloudy to sunny, his chin lifted slightly, and he said without blushing: "It makes sense." The old lady rolled her eyes, and Chu Yunxiang's wife Liu Wen covered her mouth and snickered.

"Father, I still don't understand what happened?" Chu Yunxiang asked.

Chu Tiankui sighed, and said solemnly: "Something happened, Emperor Chu died, and was buried in the catastrophe."

"What?" Chu Yunxiang was taken aback. What kind of person is Emperor Chu? He is the co-lord of the human race. Everyone is familiar with his deeds, and he is hailed as a "miracle".Now that he heard the news of his death, Chu Yunxiang didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Chu Tiankui went on to say: "It was more than half a year ago. Emperor Chu was stunning and brilliant, but it was difficult to break through the fairy gate. I heard that the demon king of the demon world also disappeared that day. I don't know if it is related to this matter." It has something to do with it, the five families and nine clans have been arguing about the new emperor recently, it's a troubled time."

"Father, what about us?" Chu Yunxiang was not stupid, and immediately thought that the severe situation might affect his family.

Chu Tiankui nodded slightly, "Now it's difficult to imagine being able to have both sides like before. In the past, five families and nine clans stood together, and my Chu family's strength was considered top-notch among second-class families. They don't have to provoke us to establish a big family." enemy."

"But it's different now. Once the Five Factions and Nine Clans make an attack, we are the first target to strike. We are also afraid that some powerful families like us will benefit from it. So we either join one of the factions, or they will suppress them together."

"Father must have a countermeasure?" Chu Yunfei asked at this moment.

"What do you think?" Chu Tiankui asked with a smile as he wanted to try his elder son.

Chu Yunfei straightened his face, "I think that with the current situation, it is impossible to think about being alone. The five families and nine clans are roughly divided into two factions. One is headed by Jinguang Temple, and the supporters include Guanghan Palace, Shenmuya, As well as the four major families of Murong, Gongsun, Tantai, and Nangong, they advocate the establishment of a monk alliance, which will be governed by five families, nine clans and some powerful forces. All major issues in the cultivation world will be handled by the monk alliance. All sects and races select elite disciples to form an officer corps to jointly manage and command the imperial army. This faction is called the alliance faction;”

"The other faction is led by the Ximen family, and the remaining two families and five families support him. His idea is to continue to implement the monarchy, and openly elect the person with the highest cultivation level to be the new emperor. The new emperor will rule the world. Be a dictator."

"The two major factions criticized verbally and writtenly. The alliance faction felt that the dictatorship faction was too ambitious and wanted to take this opportunity to command the world and eradicate dissidents. The reasons for the dictatorship faction's counterattack were also thought-provoking. They thought it was difficult for the alliance to have a unified voice. When people argue endlessly, nothing can be done, and things will go wrong.”

"The two factions do not agree with each other, but the strength of the two factions is similar, so so far no decision has been passed from the imperial palace."

After hearing this, the smile on Chu Tiankui's face became even brighter, and his jaw grew higher. "Then how do you think our Chu family should deal with it?" He continued to ask.

After pondering for a moment, Chu Yunfei said: "I personally prefer the alliance faction. The so-called new emperor of the dictatorship is nothing more than being selected from the heads of the five factions and the nine masters. But if the new emperor selected is of bad conduct, it is just With a high cultivation base, this will be a disaster for our other sect families."

"What's even more regrettable is that the general head of the Jinguang Temple' Living Buddha' who is praised by the monks all over the world, the 'Yao Xianzi' wood head of Shenmuya, and the 'Tianji Shensuan' Gongsun Yi's family leader are all on the side of the Union faction, making it clear that they are against the new It is even more worrying that he has no interest in the position of Emperor."

"Of course, there are many problems in the alliance, but the biggest purpose of the alliance is to resist the invasion of foreign races. There should be no criticism on this point. Even five families and nine races dare not joke about the fate of the human race. A side note."

"Haha, my son is very happy to be a father with such knowledge. The elders of the family are discussing this matter. You don't have to worry about it. Although my Chu family is a second-class family, compared to the background, I don't see it." It’s worse than the five families and nine families.” Chu Tiankui said confidently, but there was a trace of regret in his eyes.

Chu Yunfei and Chu Yunxiang were both startled when they heard the words, and Liu Wen next to him also had a strange look in her eyes, secretly startled, "It seems that the Chu family is not as simple as what we see, there are many things we don't know .”

Chu Tiankui took their reactions into his eyes, and revealed these to reassure them. Besides, troubled times are about to start, and many things will be exposed in a short time, so it is better to say it to avoid their uneasiness.

"Okay, now that my grandson has seen it too, I've told you what I need to say. I'll tell the canteen to get more good food for Xiao Wen, so I won't keep any more." Chu Tiankui glanced again after saying that. Chu Yi, who was still in his infancy, turned and left, followed by the old lady.

"Brother, tell me about your experiences over the years, and the matter of Emperor Chu's crossing the catastrophe..." The two brothers chatted until the lights were bright, and Liu Wen listened quietly, teasing the baby in her arms from time to time .

Yifeng Fu

The dream of breaking the fairy road is still not reconciled,
Aspirations are buried deep in the bones.

Once set foot on Qingyun Road,

If you don't enter the fairy gate, you won't pay it back.

——"Biography of the Characters of Returning to the Immortals and Pursuing the Way"

(End of this chapter)